Four area boys teams gained wins on Tuesday.

Pleasant Valley posted a league victory, while Lehighton, Northwestern and Tamaqua all gained out-of-conference wins.

In girls action, Marian won its fourth straight contest.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Catasauqua-Lehighton

Lehighton used a big third quarter to defeat Catasauqua 50-45 and even its record.

Cole Dietz scored 11 of his game-high 16 points in the third frame as the Indians outscored their non-league opponent by a 24-12 margin to turn a halftime deficit into a lead.

The winners, who improved to 6-6, also received 12 points from Brayden Johnson.

Jeremiah Cofie paced the Rough Riders (1-8) with 14 points.

CATASAUQUA

Juica 4-0-0-10, Rivera 3-0-1-8, Cofie 6-2-7-14, Jenkins 3-2-5-8, Lopez 0-0-0-0, Fischl 0-0-0-0, Pushkar 1-0-0-2. TOTALS:18-5-15-45.

LEHIGHTON

Light 3-1-2-9, Searfoss 0-2-2-2, Johnson 4-3-5-12, Blauch 0-0-0-0, Roberts 2-0-0-4, Smith 0-0-0-0, Roth 3-1-2-7, Dietz 5-3-8-16. TOTALS: 17-9-14-50.

Catasauqua 11 12 12 10 - 45

Lehighton 13 4 24 9 - 50

Three-pointers: Catasauqua - Juica 2, Rivera 2; Lehighton - Dietz 4, Light 2, Johnson 1.

LLA-Marian

Lincoln Leadership used balanced scoring to hand Marian a 73-69 non-league defeat.

Five players reached double-digit scoring for the Lions, who jumped out to a nine-point lead after the first quarter.

Frank Valente and Julius Currie accounted for 52 of the Colts’ 69 points. Valente finished with a game-high 28 points, while Currie contributed 24.

The winners received a team-high 15 points from Nicholas Estrella.

Marian fell to 3-6, while Lincoln Leadership improved to 4-6.

LINCOLN LEADERSHIP

Santana 4-1-1-11, Estrella 5-5-8-15, Panariello 4-0-0-11, I. Medina 0-0-0-0, Prudhomme 4-3-4-11, J. Medina 2-1-2-6, Nunez-Guzman 7-0-0-14, Sebro 2-1-2-5. TOTALS: 28-11-17-73.

MARIAN

Ramirez 1-0-0-2, Miller 0-0-0-0, Chambers 3-0-2-6, Je. Rodino 3-3-3-9, Ferrara 0-0-0-0, Walko 0-0-0-0, Currie 8-6-11-24, Valente 10-7-7-28, Tom 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-16-23-69.

Lincoln LA 20 17 21 15 - 73

Marian 11 21 20 17 - 69

Three-pointers: Lincoln Leadership - Panariello 3, Santana 2, J. Medina 1; Marian - Currie 2, Valente 1.

Northwestern-Kutztown

Northwestern shut out Kutztown during overtime to earn a 56-44 non-league victory.

Gavin Nelson and Cayden Fitch both registered six points during the extra period as the Tigers outscored their opponent 12-0 to gain the win.

Nelson also tallied seven points in the fourth quarter when Northwestern rallied to tie the game and send the contest into overtime.

Fitch finished with a game-high 23 points, while Nelson ended with 22.

The Tigers, who benefited from a 16-of-22 effort at the foul line, improved to 5-4.

NORTHWESTERN

Fitch 7-8-10-23, Zimmerman 0-1-2-1, Nelson 8-3-4-22, Tyler 0-2-2-2, Wambold 1-0-0-2, Kozlowski 0-1-2-1, Bollinger 1-1-2-4. TOTALS: 17-16-22-56.

KUTZTOWN

Kellogg 1-2-2-4, Schmidt 5-0-0-11, First 1-0-0-2, Mirander 4-0-0-9, Fleming 6-3-4-16, Loeb 0-0-0-0, Franks 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 18-5-6-44.

Northwestern 8 6 13 17 12 - 56

Kutztown 16 7 12 9 0 - 44

Three-pointers: Northwestern - Nelson 4, Fitch 1, Bollinger 1; Kutztown - Schmidt 1, Mirandrer 1, Fleming 1.

Dieruff-Pleasant Valley

A strong second half powered Pleasant Valley to 64-48 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory over Dieruff.

The two teams were tied at halftime, but the Bears broke away over the final two quarters.

Jarod Moore scored 12 of his game-high 20 points during the second half to lead PV. The winners also received 14 points from Zachary Pandolfo and 13 from Pat Moore. Zach Prator, meanwhile, registered seven of his 11 points in the fourth quarter as the Bears secured the victory.

For the Huskies, Buster Fallah finished with a team-high 16 points.

The win lifted Pleasant Valley’s record to 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the EPC. Dieruff dropped to 3-6.

DIERUFF

Chapman 4-1-2-9, Diaz 2-0-0-6, Fallah 7-0-0-16, Walker 1-0-0-3, Hanna 1-0-0-3, Pearsall 2-0-0-5, Rosario 1-0-1-2, Moore 2-0-2-4, Clemons 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-1-5-48.

PLEASANT VALLEY

Jar. Moore 8-4-4-20, Greene 2-0-0-5, Lucas 0-0-0-0, P. Moore 6-1-3-13, Ratti 0-1-2-1, Prator 5-1-2-11, Pandolfo 6-1-3-14. TOTALS: 27-8-14-64.

Dieruff 9 14 11 14 - 48

Pleasant Valley 14 9 17 24 - 64

Three-pointers: Dieruff - Diaz 2, Fallah 2, Walker 1, Hanna 1, Pearsall 1; Pleasant Valley - Greene 1, Pandolfo 1.

Schuylkill Valley-Tamaqua

Tamaqua started the New Year on the right foot with a 56-42 non-league victory over Schuylkill Valley.

Connor Dillon poured in a game-high 19 points for the Blue Raiders, who have won five of their last seven games.

The winners, who outscored their opponent by a 21-7 margin at the foul line, also received 11 points from Cooper Ansbach and nine from Cam Lewis.

Tamaqua upped its mark to 5-6, while Schuylkill Valley fell to 8-3.

SCHUYLKILL VALLEY

Giuffre 4-1-2-9, Kemmerer 0-0-0-0, Miley 0-0-0-0, Zimmerman 0-0-0-0, Faulk 1-3-8-5, McGanigle 0-0-0-0, Houser 1-0-0-2, Gerner 1-0-0-2, Rajnath 3-2-2-8, Hohenadel 0-0-0-0, Johnson 2-0-0-5, Torres 0-0-0-0, Spotts 5-1-2-11. TOTALS: 17-7-14-42.

TAMAQUA

Ansbach 3-5-8-11, Lewis 3-1-2-9, Styka 0-0-0-0, Milot 2-0-1-4, Kane 3-1-2-7, Dillon 4-10-13-19, Ligenza 1-4-4-6, Andrews 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 16-21-30-56.

Schuylkill Valley 10 12 10 10 - 42

Tamaqua 16 11 16 13 - 56

Three-pointers: Schuylkill Valley - Johnson 1; Tamaqua - Lewis 2, Dillon 1.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lincoln Leadership-Marian

Marian won its fourth game in a row, cruising to a 58-24 non-league victory over Lincoln Leadership Academy.

The Fillies raced to a 24-4 first-quarter lead, with five different players scoring at least four points in the period.

Marian’s Addison Fritz finished the contest with a team-high 12 points, while Olivia Thomas finished with nine. In all, 10 different Fillies (7-1) scored in the game.

For the Lions, Hannah Ortie ended with 15 points.

LINCOLN LEADERSHIP

Taylor 1-1-4-3, Ackles 0-0-0-0, Rosario 0-0-0-0, Ferrer 0-0-0-0, Morero-Cruz 0-0-0-0, Pagan 1-0-0-2, Fuentes 1-1-2-4, Ortie 5-4-8-15, Smith 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 8-6-14-24.

MARIAN

Pleban 1-0-0-2, Digris 3-0-0-8, Martinelli 0-2-2-2, Minchoff 2-3-3-7, F. Tikhtova 3-0-0-6, A. Tikhtova 1-0-0-2, Fritz 6-0-0-12, Lombardo 0-0-0-0, Corrado 2-1-2-5, Thomas 4-1-2-9, Zimmerman 2-0-0-5, Perez 0-0-0-0, Cryder 0-0-0-0, Katner 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 24-7-9-58.

Lincoln LA 4 2 6 12 - 24

Marian 24 21 6 7 - 58

Three-pointers: Lincoln Leadership - Fuentes 1, Ortie 1; Marian - Digris 2, Zimmerman 1.

NDES-Northern Lehigh

Northern Lehigh used a first-quarter explosion to build a huge lead and cruised to a 59-19 non-league victory over Notre Dane of East Stroudsburg.

Aubrey Pollard and Katelynn Barthold combined for 27 of the Bulldogs’ 31 points in the opening frame as the home team raced to a 27-point advantage.

Pollard finished with a game-high 24 points, while Barthold ended with 18.

Northern Lehigh, which has won three of its last four games, raised its record to 6-4.

The Spartans, who received 13 points from Cara Florentine, fell to 0-8.

NOTRE DAME-ES

Florentine 6-1-2-13, Assegia 2-0-0-4, Vanderbrecht 1-0-0-2, Siciliano 0-0-0-0, Ramone 0-0-0-0, Bridgeforth 0-0-0-0, N. Craig 0-0-0-0, A. Craig 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 9-1-2-19.

NORTHERN LEHIGH

Moffit 0-0-0-0, Whalen 1-0-0-2, Williams 1-1-3-3, Edwards 0-0-0-0, K. Barthold 8-2-3-18, Pollard 11-1-1-24, Velasco 0-0-0-0, Bosch 0-0-0-0, Wentz 0-0-0-0, D. Barthold 3-0-0-6, Peters 1-4-5-6, Richards 0-0-0-0, Snyder 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 25-8-12-58.

Notre Dame 4 5 4 6 - 19

Northern Lehigh 31 13 11 4 - 59

Three-pointers: Notre Dame - None; Northern Lehigh - Pollard 1.

Tamaqua-Nativity

Tamaqua’s Makayla Bartenope posted a double-double, but it wasn’t enough as Nativity gained a narrow 40-39 non-league victory.

Bartenope scored 10 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Blue Raiders, who dropped to 3-7.

The winners, now 4-4, received a game-high 17 points from Madison Kramer.

TAMAQUA

Robb 2-0-1-4, S. Plasha 3-0-9-6, Hope 2-0-0-4, L. Plasha 4-0-2-8, Miller 2-3-4-7, Bartenope 5-0-0-10. TOTALS: 18-3-16-39.

NATIVITY

Butz 0-0-0-0, Quick 4-0-0-9, Bennett 2-1-2-6, Brennan 1-0-3-2, Kramer 7-3-5-17, Walborn 2-0-0-4, Borden 0-0-0-0, Zimmerofsky 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 17-4-10-40.

Tamaqua 12 13 6 8 - 39

Nativity 16 8 10 6 - 40

Three-pointers: Tamaqua - None; Nativity - Quick 1, Bennett 1.

NCA-Weatherly

A rough third quarter hurt Weatherly in dropping a 51-39 non-league decision to Northumberland Christian Academy.

The Wreckers trailed by just seven points at the break, but the Warriors’ Jenika Krum hit four three-pointers during a 21-2 period to open up a sizable lead.

Emma Kane scored eight of her team-high 15 points in the fourth quarter to lead a Weatherly comeback, but it wasn’t enough as Northumberland held on for the win. The Wreckers, now 3-5, also received nine points from Bethany Houser and seven from Kelly Reiner.

Krum finished with a game-high 20 points for the Warriors.

NORTHUMBERLAND

Dersham 0-0-0-0, Lamey 0-0-0-0, Treas 1-0-0-2, Hostetter 1-0-0-2, Krum 7-1-2-20, Wilhelm 1-3-4-5, King 5-2-2-14, Phillips 3-0-0-6, Ressler 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 19-6-8-51.

WEATHERLY

Kane 5-4-7-15, Gaydoscik 1-0-0-2, Houser 4-0-0-9, Davidovich 2-0-0-4, Reiner 3-0-0-7, Weston 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 16-4-7-39.

Northumberland Chr. 13 10 21 7 - 51

Weatherly 9 7 2 21 - 39

Three-pointers: Northumberland Christian - Krum 5, King 2; Weatherly - Kane 1, Houser 1, Reiner 1.

Pleasant Vy.Dieruff

Dieruff pulled away from Pleasant Valley in the second half and went on to post a 50-32 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference victory.

Janiah Staggers and Jayla Rosario led the Huskies (3-4, 4-4) with 14 points apiece.

Aryn Stivala had 13 points for the Bears (3-4, 3-6).

PLEASANT VALLEY

Lanigan 0-0-0-0, Greene 2-1-1-6, Gaddist 1-1-2-3, Rosenburg 2-0-2-4, Muir 3-0-0-6, Stivala 4-3-6-13. TOTALS: 12-5-11-32.

DIERUFF

Cuklbreath 0-0-0-0, Fernandez 0-2-2-2, Rios 0-0-0-0, Price 4-0-0-8, Gomez 0-0-0-0, Staggers 4-6-8-14, Holder 6-0-0-12, Rosario 6-2-5-14, Diaz-Mitchell 0-0-0-0, Lopez 0-0-0-0, Boyer 0-0-0-0, Figueroa 0-0-0-0, Brockington 0-0-0-0. TOTALS: 20-10-15-50.

Pleasant Vy. 10 13 7 2 - 32

Dieruff 17 10 16 7 - 50

Three-pointers: Pleasant Vy. - Stivala 2, Greene 1. Dieruff - None.

SWIMMING

Tamaqua-Pottsville

Pottsville posted a Schuylkill League sweep of Tamaqua.

The Blue Raiders received a pair of wins from Stephen Behun in the 50 and 100 freestyle, and was also a member of the winning 200 free relay team.

Other individual victories for Tamaqua came from Lexi Buchala (200 IM), Mia Jones (diving), Gabby Blasko (500 free) and Alex Zehner (500 free).

GIRLS

Pottsville 95, Tamaqua 84

200 Medley Relay - 1. Pottsville 2:08.84; 200 Freestyle - 1. Adalia LaSelva (P) 2:20.06, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Lyla Clemson (T); 200 IM - 1. Lexi Buchala (T) 2:34.96, 2. Elizabeth Martinko (P), 3. Savannah Wilson (T); 50 Freestyle - 1. Carly Mohl (P) 28.37, 2. Mia Jones (T), 3. Chloe Heintz (P); Diving - 1. Mia Jones (T) 150.15, 2. Madison Forbes (P); 100 Butterfly - 1. Adalia LaSelva (P) 1:09.87, 2. Lexi Buchala (T), 3. Lily McNutt (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Carly Mohl (P) 1:02.19, 2. Savannah Wilson (T), 3. Chloe Heintz (P); 500 Freestyle - 1. Gabby Blasko (T) 6:28.77, 2. Isabella Jones (T), 3. Brenna Davis (P); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Pottsville 1:58.76; 100 Backstroke - 1. Katie Painter (P) 1:19.35, 2. Emily Kohlmeir (T), 3. Andrea Betz (T); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Elizabeth Martinko (P) 1:16.25, 2. Lily McNutt (T), 3. Gabby Blasko (T); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Pottsville 4:15.66.

BOYS

Pottsville 94, Tamaqua 85

200 Medley Relay - 1. Pottsville 1:54.31; 200 Freestyle - 1. Xander Hirsch (P) 2:09.21, 2. Alex Zehner (T), 3. Caden Wright (P); 200 IM - 1. Zach Ott (P) 2:22.50, 2. Jack Tharp (T), 3. Hunter Chescavage (P); 50 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 24.31, 2. Vincent Prestileo (P), 3. Jacob Hehn (T); Diving - 1. Adam Klinger (P) 118.50, 2. Vincenzo Valentine (T); 100 Butterfly - 1. Zach Ott (P) 1:02.33, 2. Noah Bevan (P), 3. Jack Tharp (T); 100 Freestyle - 1. Stephen Behun (T) 54.50, 2. Xander Hirsch (P), 3. Killian Bressler (P); 500 Freestyle - 1. Alex Zehner (T) 6:27.44, 2. Hunter Chescavage (P), 3. Jesse Gormley (T); 200 Freestyle Relay - 1. Tamaqua (Jacob Hehn, Brandon Long, Jack Tharp, Stephen Behun) 1:40.19; 100 Backstroke - 1. Noah Bevan (P) 1:06.90, 2. Brandon Long (T), 3. Caden Wright (P); 100 Breaststroke - 1. Vincent Prestileo (P) 1:11.80, 2. Killian Bressler (P), 3. William Davis (P); 400 Freestyle Relay

- 1. Pottsville 4:01.07.